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In adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), treatment with a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) confers better protection against chronic and acute kidney events compared with a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA), according to a comparative effectiveness study with a target trial emulation design.

Kidney outcomes in T2D better with SGLT2i vs GLP1-RA

Ramadan fasting ups risk of dyspeptic symptoms in women, older adults

Ramadan fasting may induce dyspeptic symptoms, especially in women and older adults, suggests a study. Medication timing and dietary changes during fasting appear to influence such risk.

Ramadan fasting ups risk of dyspeptic symptoms in women, older adults

Anti-inflammatory treatment helps ease anhedonia, depressive symptoms

Anti-inflammatory treatments appear useful in improving depressive symptoms and anhedonia in patients with depression who exhibit an inflammatory phenotype, results of a systematic review and meta-analysis have shown.

Anti-inflammatory treatment helps ease anhedonia, depressive symptoms

Neural efficiency may predict anxiety disorder in children

A recent study has shown the potential of neural efficiency as a biomarker in paediatric anxiety disorder.

Neural efficiency may predict anxiety disorder in children

Sublingual cyclobenzaprine fares well in fibromyalgia trial

Taking sublingual cyclobenzaprine (TNX-102 SL) at bedtime relieves fibromyalgia symptoms and improves function, a phase III study suggests.

Sublingual cyclobenzaprine fares well in fibromyalgia trial

27 Jan 2026

IBD with primary sclerosing cholangitis linked to increased risk of CRC

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), and this association is especially pronounced for those who have primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), according to a study.

IBD with primary sclerosing cholangitis linked to increased risk of CRC

Dog-assisted therapy enhances psychosocial health and QoL in autism

Dog-assisted therapy improves psychosocial health and quality of life (QoL) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Hong Kong, and may serve as an adjunct therapy for those receiving conventional curriculum training, according to an exploratory randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Dog-assisted therapy enhances psychosocial health and QoL in autism

27 Jan 2026

Kidney donation does not lower quality of life

Kidney donors appear to experience a decline in their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) immediately after surgery, although HRQoL returns to pre-donation levels by 6 months and may even be better than that of the general population, according to a meta-analysis.

Kidney donation does not lower quality of life

Folic acid supplementation improves seizure, pregnancy outcomes in women with epilepsy

26 Jan 2026 by

For Chinese women with epilepsy, periconceptional folic acid intake helps minimize the incidence of seizures during pregnancy and reduce the risk of pregnancy loss, as shown in a study.

Folic acid supplementation improves seizure, pregnancy outcomes in women with epilepsy

Serum total antioxidant capacity, uric acid tied to obesity in children

Serum uric acid (SUA) and total antioxidant capacity (sTAC) show a positive association with obesity in children, suggests a Mexico study.

Serum total antioxidant capacity, uric acid tied to obesity in children